# SDR ARWA20050206

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 20, 2005
- Submitted: February 25, 2005
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N661AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661AV), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-8-63F
- Registry model: [Doug DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 45969
- Aircraft time: 88,926 hours, 29,405 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20050206

## Discrepancy

IN FLIGHT MAIN CARGO LIGHT CAME ON.  FALSE ALERT; FOUND NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR AND NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE TESTING.  ENTERED ON DMI 19008 AS PER MEL 26-6 CAT-C.  RELAMP NR 1 AND NR 4 BEACON LIGHT BULB AT NR 1 AND NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR; SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 26-10-5.  THIS CLEARED DMI 19008.

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